Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says he is convinced that 2011 will be the teams last ‘disappointing season’.
The Italian outfit has failed to secure a title since 2008 when Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa powered the team to the Constructors’ title, and 2011 looks to be no different after they suffered their worst ever start to a season and have won just a single race, three less than McLaren and six less than Red Bull.
“We are convinced this is the last disappointing season,” Domenicali told Italian newspaper Repubblica.
The 46-year-old is determined to return to the days of when Jean Todt ran the outfit by building an ‘unbeatable structure’ based on a strong group of people.
“Todt won a lot, but he had time to build a winning team with extraordinary balance. I aim to do the same and am optimistic about the future.
“With this Red Bull… I may sound crazy, but I’m convinced we are building the basis to have an unbeatable structure. With a warning though: no lone men at the helm, like Red Bull with Newey, but a team,” he added.
“Alonso believes in it. He’s signed until 2016, he is in the middle of his career. A winner like him wouldn’t throw it down the drain, if he was not more than convinced about the project.”
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